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100 Dollars - Charles III Kookaburra
| Issuer | New Zealand Mint |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Currency | Dollar of New Zealand (1987-date) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief after the portrait by engraver JC, whose initials appear below the neck truncation. The circumferential legend reads '· CHARLES III · NIUE 2026 · 100 DOLLARS ·' and the lower field bears the inscription '· 1oz 9999 GOLD ·', confirming the coin's bullion specifications. The portrait captures the King's mature features with fine detail in the hair and facial modelling against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The New Zealand Mint is a private mint operating under license rather than a sovereign institution — it issues legal tender coinage for smaller Pacific nations, notably Niue, Tuvalu, and the Cook Islands, under formal agreements that grant those governments face-value revenue in exchange for the mint's commercial freedom. This piece continues the long-running Australian Kookaburra bullion program transferred to a New Zealand Mint licensing arrangement, a commercial structure that has occasionally drawn scrutiny from collectors who note the issuing authority holds no geographic or cultural connection to the bird depicted.